NICKEFFECT, a new project co-funded by the European Commission’s Horizon Europe programme, aims to develop novel ferromagnetic Ni-based coating materials to replace the scarce and costly Platinum and ensure high efficiency in key applications.
Running from June 2022 until June 2026, the NICKEFFECT project is led by a consortium that is a multidisciplinary team comprised of 12 partners from 7 different EU and HEU-associated countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Spain, and the United Kingdom). It covers stakeholders of the whole project value chain: scientific and technology developers, technology providers, end-users, as well as transversal partners.
Due to crises such as the coronavirus pandemic or suspended trade agreements, supply bottlenecks occur repeatedly. Raw materials like nickel, magnesium and rare earths, which industries need to manufacture a wide range of products, are often unavailable for extended periods. This is where a new flagship project by the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft comes into play: »ORCHESTER« addresses the challenges of the circular economy and security of supply, in particular with functionally reliable materials for the energy transition along the entire value chain.
